Lowcountry Connection Academy

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Summerville, South Carolina

Lowcountry Connection Academy in Summerville, South Carolina enrolled 743 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 24.8 students per teacher against the South Carolina median of 13.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-74% (South Carolina: 83.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 41% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 88%

528 students in 2022-23, 697 students in 2023-24, 743 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.0 to 30.0.

Students enrolled at Lowcountry Connection Academy by school year2022-23: 528, 2023-24: 697, 2024-25: 74302004006008002022-235282023-246972024-25743
Students enrolled at Lowcountry Connection Academy by school year2022-23: 528, 2023-24: 697, 2024-25: 74302004006008002022-235282023-246972024-25743
Students enrolled at Lowcountry Connection Academy by school year2022-23: 528, 2023-24: 697, 2024-25: 74302004006008002022-235282023-246972024-25743
Students enrolled at Lowcountry Connection Academy by school year2022-23: 528, 2023-24: 697, 2024-25: 74302004006008002022-235282023-246972024-25743
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352816.033.0
2023-2469727.025.8
2024-2574330.024.8

24.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 South Carolina schools of this kind

Among the 30 South Carolina schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, South Carolina other schools, 2024-2530 values from 3.2 to 24.8; This school 24.8; state median 13.3.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 24.8state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, South Carolina other schools, 2024-2530 values from 3.2 to 24.8; This school 24.8; state median 13.3.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 24.8state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, South Carolina other schools, 2024-2530 values from 3.2 to 24.8; This school 24.8; state median 13.3.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 24.8state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, South Carolina other schools, 2024-2530 values from 3.2 to 24.8; This school 24.8; state median 13.3.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 24.8state median 13.3U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

5 AP courses and one counselor per 201 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lowcountry Connection Academy enrolled 401 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses5
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 201 of the 401 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent2.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.5% of students were White, 19.5% Black, 8.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White63.5%
  2. Black19.5%
  3. Hispanic8.6%
  4. Two or more races7.4%
  5. Asian0.4%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Lowcountry Connection Academy scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Carolina
Reading and language arts, 2021-2250‑54%55%52.1%
Math, 2022-2322%32% (2021-22)43%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

70-74% of the 79 students in Lowcountry Connection Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across South Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtSouth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate70‑74%87%83.8%
Students in the class792,38059,540

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Lowcountry Connection Academy

  1. Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive EducationThe nearest public school of this kind, 15 miles away: 53 students, 5.9 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  2. Lowcountry Leadership Charter SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 16 miles away: 520 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
  3. Compare Lowcountry Connection Academy with Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive EducationStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Charter Institute at Erskine spends per student$20,062 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,062
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaLowcountry Connection Academy is the number 11 by size of 30 South Carolina schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#11 of 30
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher24.8 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.3 for schools of this kind.24.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lowcountry Connection Academy

  1. How many students attend Lowcountry Connection Academy?
    743 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 528 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Summerville, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lowcountry Connection Academy?
    24.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for schools of this kind is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lowcountry Connection Academy a Title I school?
    Lowcountry Connection Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lowcountry Connection Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lowcountry Connection Academy scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Lowcountry Connection Academy?
    70-74% of the 79 students in Lowcountry Connection Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across South Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Lowcountry Connection Academy in?
    Charter Institute at Erskine, NCES district ID 4503909. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450390901758 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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